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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 212 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

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  1. 1.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / much / your / so / Thank / you / help.
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / Thank / help. / so
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / help. / Thank / you
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / so / you / help.
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / much / so / help. / Thank / for / you
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) water (d) window
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / your / much / help. / Thank / for / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  20. 20.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) water (d) pen
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) sorry (d) window
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) sorry (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  27. 27.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) please (d) book
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  32. 32.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) umbrella
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / you / so / for / much
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) salt (d) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  37. 37.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / much / your / Thank / for / help. / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow

Answer key

  1. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. May I have some water, please?
  3. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. Thank you so much for your help.
  5. Could
  6. Thank you so much for your help.
  7. Could you open the door, please?
  8. Thank you so much for your help.
  9. Thank you so much for your help.
  10. Thank you so much for your help.
  11. borrow
  12. Thank you so much for your help.
  13. sorry
  14. May I borrow your pen?
  15. May I borrow your pen?
  16. for
  17. Thank you so much for your help.
  18. May I borrow your pen?
  19. May
  20. book
  21. pen
  22. help
  23. May I borrow your pen?
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. welcome
  26. May I borrow your pen?
  27. sorry
  28. May I borrow your pen?
  29. salt
  30. May I borrow your pen?
  31. May I borrow your pen?
  32. lend
  33. water
  34. Thank you so much for your help.
  35. please
  36. May I borrow your pen?
  37. May I borrow your pen?
  38. Thank you so much for your help.
  39. May I borrow your pen?
  40. May I borrow your pen?

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